Historical Newspaper Digitization News From Colorado and Georgia

From Colorado:

Historic African American Newspaper Added to Colorado Virtual Library

HC [History Colorado] most recently digitized and added Denver African-American newspapers,  the Statesman (1905-1912), and The Denver Star (1912-1918).  The Statesman was first published by Joseph D. D. River in 1889.  In 1912, The Denver Star began to bill itself as “The paper formerly known as the Statesman.” In 1913, it was noted that “the papers formerly known as The Statesman and The Independent, have been merged into The Denver Star.”  While these papers covered news from African-American communities in “Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and the West”, they also covered local news from Denver’s Five Points district.  Five Points, sometimes referred to as the “Harlem of the West” is one of Denver’s oldest neighborhoods.  These newspapers offer researchers a vast amount of information on Denver’s African American culture and community, including its residents, businesses and aspects of everyday life.

View Digitized Newspapers (via History Colorado)

 
From Georgia:

Digital Library of Georgia Hits 1 Million Digitized Newspaper Pages

The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) is celebrating its 1 millionth digitized historic newspaper page. The premier issue of the Georgia Gazette, Georgia’s first newspaper, published from 1763-1776 in Savannah, will become the 1 millionth page of historic newspapers to be made freely available online through the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN).

Public libraries around the state are being provided with printed materials, including  bookmarks, rack cards, and temporary tattoos, as well as a freely downloadable digital press kit to encourage local celebrations of the milestone.

An online press kit is available.
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